Vikramacanda, ³Õ¾±°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹: 3 definitions
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Vikramacanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vikramachanda.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³Õ¾±°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹ (विकà¥à¤°à¤®à¤šà¤£à¥à¤¡) is the name of a king of Benares according to “the story of SiṃhaparÄkramaâ€� in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 23. . His story was told by Vasantaka to king Udayana in order to demonstrate that “hatred and affection are commonly produced in living beings in this world owing to their continually recalling the impressions of a past state of existenceâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Õ¾±°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹ (विकà¥à¤°à¤®à¤šà¤£à¥à¤¡):—[=±¹¾±-°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹-³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹] [from vi-krama > vi-kram] 2. ±¹¾±-°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹-³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹ m. Name of a king of VÄrÄṇasÄ«, [ib.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Vikrama, Canda.
Full-text: Candavikrama, Kalahakara, Simhaparakrama.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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